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Sen. George P. Shadid
Filed: 4/26/2004
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4283
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4283 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Raffles Act is amended by adding Section |
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| 8.2 as follows:
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| (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new)
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| Sec. 8.2. Exemption for certain charitable institutions. |
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| (a) A charitable institution is not subject to the |
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| licensing provisions of subsection (a) of Section 2, items (1), |
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| (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 3, and the restrictions on |
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| the conduct of raffles imposed under item (5) of Section 4 if |
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| (i) the charitable institution is organized and conducted on a |
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| not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring to anyone |
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| as a result of the operation of the institution and is exempt |
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| from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), |
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| 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of |
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| the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) the net proceeds from raffles |
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| conducted by the charitable institution under this Act are used |
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| by the organization for charitable, scientific, or educational |
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| purposes related to the charitable institution, and (iii) the |
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| charitable institution obtains a license from the Department of |
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| Revenue under subsection (b). |
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| (b) The Department of Revenue shall, upon application |
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| therefor on forms prescribed by that Department, and upon the |
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| payment of an annual fee of $200, and upon a determination by |
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| the Department that the applicant is a charitable institution |
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| that meets the qualifications in items (i) and (ii) of |
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| subsection (a), issue a license authorizing the charitable |
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| institution to conduct raffles. A license issued under this |
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| subsection (b) shall be valid for one year. Fees collected by |
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| the Department of Revenue under this Section shall be deposited |
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| into the General Revenue Fund.
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| (c) All raffle tickets sold by a licensee under this |
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| Section must have the name of the licensee and the license |
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| number of the licensee printed on the ticket. The Department of |
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| Revenue shall provide by rule for limitations upon (1) the |
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| aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by |
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| a licensee under this Section in a single raffle, (2) the |
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| maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee under |
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| this Section in a single raffle, (3) the maximum price that may |
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| be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold, and (4) the |
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| maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or |
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| sold. Licenses issued under this Section may be suspended or |
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| revoked by the Department for any violation of this Act. The |
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| Department of Revenue shall act on a license application within |
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| 30 days after the Department receives the application.
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| (d) For a charitable organization that conducts raffles |
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| under this Section, all references in Sections 5 and 6 of this |
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| Act to a licensing authority mean the Illinois Department of |
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| Revenue. |
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| (e) In addition to the requirements set forth in this |
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| Section, a charitable institution licensed by the Department of |
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| Revenue under this Section must meet all other requirements |
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| established by the Department by rule.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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